A right winger for the Colorado Avalanche, Brandon Yip plays professional hockey in the National Hockey League (NHL). Drafted by the Avalanche in the eighth round of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, Yip made his NHL debut during the 2009-10 season for Colorado, playing in 32 games and posting 19 points on 11 goals and eight assists. After missing the first two months of the season due to a wrist injury, Yip was able to bounce back with a rookie campaign that included finishing first among all NHL rookies in goals per game.http://avalanche.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8471450&view=bio

Brandon Yip made his NHL debut on December 19, 2009, against the Columbus Blue Jackets, and scored his first NHL goal against the Anaheim Ducks on December 22. He collected his first career NHL assist on December 30 against the Ottawa Senators, and had his first career multiple-goal game against the Detroit Red Wings on December 31, both goals coming on the powerplay. Yip made his Stanley Cup playoff debut against the San Jose Sharks in game one on April 14, 2010, and notched his first playoff goal and assist in game two on April 16.http://avalanche.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8471450&view=bio

Brandon Yip was born on April 25, 1985, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to Gale and Wayne Yip. He played hockey for four years at Boston University, where he majored in the school's College of Arts and Sciences.http://www.goterriers.com/sports/m-hockey/mtt/yip_brandon00.html Since joining the Avalanche, he has skated with a local youth hockey team through the Avalanche's Team Fit program, and hosted a hockey clinic alongside the National Sports Center for the Disabled.http://avalanche.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8471450&view=bio

Prior to playing professional hockey, Brandon Yip played two years of junior A hockey for the Coquitlam Express in the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). In 99 games for the Express, he registered 131 points on 51 goals and 80 assists. During his first season with the team, he appeared in four playoff games, posting three points on one goal and two assists. http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=76587

Yip spent the next four years, from 2005-09, playing hockey for Boston University in Hockey East. During his rookie year for the university, he was named Hockey East Rookie of the Year and New England Rookie of the Year, and in 39 games led all rookies in scoring with 31 points. On the season, he scored two game-winning goals, including the overtime game winner against Boston College, which led to the Terriors winning the Hockey East Championship.http://www.goterriers.com/sports/m-hockey/mtt/yip_brandon00.html

After starting out the 2009-10 season with a wrist injury, Brandon Yip played in just six American Hockey League (AHL) games for the Colorado Avalanches' minor league affiliate the Lake Eerie Monsters. In six games for Lake Eerie, he notched two points on two goals. Yip was then called up to Colorado on December 18, where he has remained. As of December 22, 2010, he has played 31 games on the season, registering 13 points on seven goals and six assists.http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=76587